Security

Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2018
Trend Micro Apps removed from Mac App Store after being caught exfiltrating user data

Several anti-malware apps developed by Trend Micro have been removed from the Mac App Store because they were harvesting users’ browser history and other info. Several anti-malware apps developed by Trend Micro, including Dr Cleaner, Dr. Unarchiver, Dr Antivirus, and App Uninstall, have been removed from the Mac App Store after researchers discovered they were harvesting users’ browser […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 08, 2018
Privacy-oriented Linux OS Tails 3.9 is out, what’s new?

The popular Debian-based distribution Tails “The Amnesiac Incognito Live System” is out. The Tails 3.9 is available online with the biggest updates this year. A new version of the popular Debian-based distribution Tails “The Amnesiac Incognito Live System” is out. The Tails version 3.9 is available online, the privacy-oriented operating system gets its biggest update, many […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2018
USB Drives shipped with Schneider Solar Products were infected with malware

Schneider Electric announced that some of the USB drives it has shipped with its Conext ComBox and Conext Battery Monitor products were infected with malware. Schneider Electric has found a malicious code on the USB drives that have been shipped with Conext ComBox and Conext Battery Monitor products. Both products are part of the solar energy […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 06, 2018
Cisco fixes 32 security vulnerabilities in its products, including three critical flaws

Cisco has released thirty security patch advisory to address a total of 32 security vulnerabilities in its products, including three critical flaws. Cisco released thirty security patch advisory to address a total of 32 security vulnerabilities in its products. The good news is that the tech giant is not aware of any exploitation of the addressed vulnerabilities […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 05, 2018
Many misconfigured Tor sites expose the public IP address via SSL certificates

Security researcher discovered that many misconfigured Tor sites using SSL certificated could expose the public IP addresses of underlying servers. Yonathan Klijnsma, a threat researcher at RiskIQ, has discovered that many misconfigured Tor sites using SSL certificated could expose the public IP addresses of underlying servers. Properly configured servers hosting hidden services have to listen only on the localhost (127.0.0.1) […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2018
Google paid million dollars to track offline purchases using Mastercard Data

Google has paid Mastercard millions of dollars to access offline transactions of its users, the news was revealed by Bloomberg. New problems for Google, experts discovered a secret agreement of the tech giant with Mastercard to track user purchases offline. Google has paid Mastercard millions of dollars to access offline transactions of its users. The embarrassing […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2018
Arjen Kamphuis, the Dutch associate of Julian Assange, went missing in Norway

Julian Assange associate and author of “Information Security for Journalists” Arjen Kamphuis has disappeared, the Norwegian police is working on the case. Media agencies worldwide are reporting the strange disappearance of Arjen Kamphuis, the Julian Assange associate. The news was confirmed by WikiLeaks on Sunday, the man has been missing since August 20, when he left his hotel […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 03, 2018
The cyber threat against Danish financial sector is very high

A report published by the Centre for Cyber Security (Center for Cybersikkerhed) states that the threat to the Danish financial sector is very high. According to a report by the Centre for Cyber Security (Center for Cybersikkerhed), a department of military security agency FET (Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste), the cyber threat against the Danish financial sector is very […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 31, 2018
What Happens to Whistleblowers After They Blow the Whistle?

Whistleblowers are a controversial subgroup of the modern workforce. What Happens to Whistle Site after they reveal uncomfortable truths? Whistleblowers are a controversial subgroup of the modern workforce. Although their intentions are often pure and they frequently uncover wrongdoings or shortcomings in their particular niche, there are usually some consequences too. Complicating matters even further […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 30, 2018
What the Blockchain Taught Us about IT Security

It is not just about security, but in utilizing Blockchain to secure your company and your information. With how fast technology is improving and being included in everyday activities or jobs to make them fast and efficient, it is important to make sure you are secured, especially when on the internet. You can have your […]